John Mercer Langston and the Fight for Black Freedom, 1829-65 (Blacks in the New World)
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
Published: October 1, 1996
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 504
ISBN-13: 9780252065910
Subjects: American history; Blacks In The U.S.; Biography / Autobiography; History: American; USA; Ethnic Studies - African American Studies - Histor; General; Social Science / African-American Studies
First sentence: ON June 12, 1867, the white Virginians, much the same crowd that gathered every month on court day in Louisa County, seemed oblivious to expectations beyond the usual horse trading, laced with gossip and whiskey.